I feel her hand enclosed in my own as we run playfully down the beach. Nikki follows me with a huge grin adorning her beautiful face. While I know that she is mindful of her surroundings, her beautiful eyes are focused on nothing but me. I watch her out of the corner of my eye as we frolic down the sandy scape. Her golden hair is slightly wind tousled and slick with the salty sea water that we had been swimming in earlier that evening. Her fair skin has a tan that lends her bikini clad body a natural, golden glow. I am so engrossed in her beauty, in the curve of her smile, the twinkle of her eye, that I lose control of my feet. My long legs wrap around each other and I suddenly find my lanky frame falling to the ground, pulling my lover down with me. Nikki falls on top of my chest; arms braced on either side of my neck. I gently raise my hand up to brush a piece of hair behind her ear, my eyes never leaving hers and a smile resting easily on my lips. As I brush the one piece back, another of her long locks falls, tickling my nose and making me sneeze. I smile wider as she lets out a sickly sweet laugh at my expense. We lay like that for a few more seconds before she plops her curvaceous body down to my right. I reach out and pull her body closer until her sun warmed skin touches mine. I cradle her in my arms and she immediately returns the loving embrace. We lay like that for hours; holding each other securely, arms intertwined, in the warm glow of the setting sun, feeling the leftover heat from the sand beneath us. My eyes slip closed as I lay there in the sand, Nikki held tight in my arms.
But when I wake, there is no beach. There is no warm sand tickling my back. There is no salty sea breeze to entertain my senses. And worse of all, there is no Nikki in my arms. A pillow is the only thing that lays beside me in my oversized bed. There is room for two but there hasn't been a second person since her. I have these dreams sometimes. Where things turned out differently. Where the love of my life didn't try to end the world. Where we stayed together and furthered our relationship. Dreams where I could hold her in my arms one last time. The problem is that I have these wonderful dreams, but every time I wake… Nikki's gone and I find myself so unbelievably alone.
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